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This was one of the best season finales in a long time…so many great performances! The Houghs totally nailed it with their performance to Sia’s “Elastic Heart” and the kids they had mirroring them did a great job, too. Really breathtaking. Also it’s crazy to see how far Fifth Harmony have come since they first arrived, that performance of “Worth It” was cool, confident, and executed perfectly.

Wow, seeing Snoop aging is funny. Is this his version of trying to pull his own George Foreman-like middle-aged re-branding as a lovable, family-friendly pitchman? So many things going on in this ad it’s making my head spin. Funny thing is though, despite the overwhelmingly cheesy nature of this ad, it still gets stuck in my head – that’s a great credit to Pharrell/The Neptunes for making such a catchy beat and song that even the Hot Pockets lyrics over it are catchy.

Loved this collection of tunes, especially Wavves/Best Coast song “Got Something For You” and “Toy Jackpot” by Blackalicious, which also had a pretty funny commercial made for it (you can watch at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DacatsJtDiY)

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